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The little picture…
It’s often a good thing for people to be able to see or understand the “big picture,” when it comes to certain things. There’s a saying for when a person is so focused on the minutia of something, that they … Continue reading
That cop who died today…
My coworker walked into my office and I told him, only half jokingly, that if one more person pissed me off this morning, I was probably going to snap. Some of the recruits had been pushing my buttons with their repeated mistakes … Continue reading
Posted in Police, Uncategorized
Tagged Cops, gun violence, law enforcement, police, police officers, violence
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Police. are we asking too much…?
By all accounts, Dallas Police Chief David Brown seems like a good man. His life has been touched by turmoil and violence and he’s overcome all of that to become the Chief of Police of the Dallas Police Department. I … Continue reading
Posted in Police, Uncategorized
Tagged chief brown, Dallas, healing, law enforcement, police, violence
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Social media killed five cops…
Many, but not most, of my Facebook friends are police officers, both here in St. Louis and from around the world. This morning, for obvious reasons, most of their posts are melancholy and many include words to the effect of, … Continue reading
Posted in Police, Uncategorized
Tagged Cops, Dallas, law enforcement, police, social media, violence
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See beyond “the police” for change…
It is absolutely the worst kept secret that police officers are our own worst enemies. For whatever the reasons are, we not only look a gift horse in the mouth, but we question it, frisk it, shake it down, and run … Continue reading
It happens…another shooting
Counting my time as a recruit, I have been a City police officer for over seventeen years. I was never one of those people who always wanted to be a cop. It wasn’t my lifelong dream for sure. Honestly, I … Continue reading
Fun with guns…let’s figure it out
I am whatever the opposite of political is. Apolitical? It’s not that I don’t care about what happens in the world I live in, no, I do. I get enough argument and headache at work and with trying to carry … Continue reading
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Tagged #gunsense, blogging, gun safety, guns, law enforcement, police, violence
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On violence and the mental health of police officers…Who cares?
“Why don’t you go back in service, Don.” It wasn’t a question so much as it was a request. There were enough police officers on the scene and I wasn’t needed anymore, so the sergeant was cutting me loose to … Continue reading
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Tagged law enforcement, mental health, police, st. louis, violence
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